Seen through my scope at about 120-yard range at 80x for
a minute or so. A well-known star attraction, one of two
birds seen by multitudes yesterday and today. I left the
refuge roughly one hour before Christopher Rustay found
this bird yesterday, but had to prepare to perform in a
chorus concert. I had to leave early again today for
another performance, missing an incredible array of
additional rarities including Elegant Tern, Clapper Rail,
and Ruddy Turnstone, all of which would have been state
birds. I hate it when my hobbies fight.

Wood-Pewee, Western # @Bosque del Apache NWR

Flycatcher, Ash-throated 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Wren, Bewick's 1 @Bosque del Apache NWR

Tanager, Summer 1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR

Grosbeak, Black-headed 1♂ @Bosque del Apache NWR

2010-05-03: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Scrub-Jay, Western 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Thrasher, Curve-billed 1i @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Description:
Young of the year, scuttling around on the ground.

2010-05-04: NM: Socorro

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@Soc: Socorro

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Phoebe, Say's 4i @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Breeding:
Four screaming juveniles on the nest above the ramp to
downstairs Speare Hall.

Scrub-Jay, Western 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2010-05-06: NM: Socorro-Melrose Woods

Notable: Blue-gray Gnatcatcher

@Mel: Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

@day: Socorro-Melrose Woods

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@road1: Socorro-Mountainair

@road2: Mountainair-Willard

@road3: Willard-Encino

@road4: Encino-Fort Sumner

@road5: Fort Sumner-Melrose Woods

Route
17:30–19:40 at Melrose.

Hawk, Swainson's @Fort Sumner-Melrose Woods

Kestrel, American 1 @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Collared-Dove, Eurasian

@Mountainair-Willard

@Willard-Encino

Dove, Mourning

@Fort Sumner-Melrose Woods

@Fort Sumner-Melrose Woods

Owl, Great Horned 1i @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Perched on a limb of one of the huge cottonwoods just
north of the fence.

Description:
ID is presumptive based on the large size of this
scruffy, fluffy bird.

Hummingbird, Rufous 1♂ @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Wood-Pewee, Western # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Empidonax sp. # @Roosevelt Co.: Melrose Woods

Flycatcher, Dusky

? @Socorro-Melrose Woods

Individual #1. Before he left, I heard John Parmeter
say that he had seen no Empids except Dusky today.

At the secluded pool in the grove on the west side of the
pond, always good for migrants quietly coming in to
drink.

Warbler, MacGillivray's @Rattlesnake Springs

Chat, Yellow-breasted # @Rattlesnake Springs

Sparrow, Chipping # @Rattlesnake Springs

Sparrow, Lark @Rattlesnake Springs

Sparrow, White-crowned @Rattlesnake Springs

Junco, Gray-headed @Rattlesnake Springs

Late.

Tanager, Summer @Rattlesnake Springs

Tanager, Western @Rattlesnake Springs

Cardinal, Northern @Rattlesnake Springs

Grosbeak, Blue @Rattlesnake Springs

Bunting, Painted 1 @Rattlesnake Springs

Blackbird, Red-winged @Rattlesnake Springs

Meadowlark, Western @Rattlesnake Springs

Grackle, Great-tailed

@Rattlesnake Springs-Brantley Lake

@Bosque del Apache NWR

Cowbird, Brown-headed @Rattlesnake Springs

Oriole, Orchard #♂ @Rattlesnake Springs

Oriole, Bullock's @San Antonio-Bosque del Apache NWR

Finch, House @Rattlesnake Springs

Siskin, Pine @Rattlesnake Springs

2010-05-11: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Siskin, Pine 1 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2010-05-12: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Thrasher, Curve-billed @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Vocalizations: Many 'whick-whick' calls. I don't recall hearing this
call during the breeding cycle.

2010-05-13: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Dove, Inca @Socorro: 507 Fitch

Vocalizations: 'coo-cook'

2010-05-14: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Tanager, Summer 1♂ @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

2010-05-15: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Notable: Cactus Wren

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Scrub-Jay, Western 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Seen just after Commencement near Macey Center.

Wren, Cactus 1 @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Northwest of town, near Newberry x Lopezville, in
typical local scrub habitat with mesquite, four-winged
saltbush, and creosote.

Vocalizations:
Heard only, the classic gurgling call in two short
bursts. There was a Mockingbird operating in the area,
but it did not start up until several minutes later, and
the gurgles I heard were not interspersed with other
calls.

2010-05-16: NM: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

@NMT: Socorro: New Mexico Tech

Phoebe, Say's @Socorro: New Mexico Tech

No birds in the nest today over the ramp at Speare Hall,
vs. the four fledglings observed May 4. Adults around
on the lawn as usual.

2010-05-20: NM: Socorro: 507 Fitch

@home: Socorro: 507 Fitch

Siskin, Pine 3 @Socorro: 507 Fitch

2010-05-23: NM: Albuquerque: Pino Dr. NE

@ABQ: Albuquerque: Pino Dr. NE

Records during the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra Chorus's
end-of-season party.